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In the world of internet memes, Chuck Norris is the SI unit of toughness. But that’s only for people who have never heard of Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart. He was an officer who led from the front. Before he arrived on the Western Front in WW1 he had already fought in two wars and lost an eye. He was injured eight more times - each time recovering and returning to the front line. He didn’t let the loss of a hand stop him throwing grenades. He won the Victoria Cross, but decided not to mention it in his autobiography. He fought again in WW2, launching a memorable escape from an Italian PoW camp. He died peacefully in retirement at the age of 83. He was the unkillable soldier. The story of Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart
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The tribespeople of the lush Omo Valley in Ethiopia claim they are being driven off their ancestral lands by a government keen to turn over fertile areas to agribusiness firms. The Mursi - known for the clay plates inserted into the lips of young women - fear their traditional way of life will end. But officials in the area are not entirely keen on journalists speaking to them about it. Fortunately, spiced rum and Ethiopian comedy on a laptop are enough to induce somnolence in otherwise censorious policemen. Pushed out of Ethiopia's fertile farmland
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Protesters are angry about alleged police brutality against black people in the US. There have been plenty of conventional street protests. But something different - the hashtag #blackbrunch - hit New York City over the weekend. These protesters disrupted meals at restaurants, reciting the names of African Americans killed by police. Some diners applauded, but some on social media were actively hostile. One organiser said they had been inspired by the civil rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s. Why some people are so upset over #blackbrunch?
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